Next month our MS reading group is going to be looking at the latest papers on the causes of MS. This is exciting research from a scientific perspective, and potentially offering up hope of a cure (but it’ll be a… Continue Reading →

Last year I suggested the idea of a reading group for people with MS to get their heads round the scientific literature. The aim being to try to understand what is happening to us and to help us ask more… Continue Reading →

This is a question I’m wrestling with on a daily basis. My symptoms affect my mood and anxiety levels, and understanding how bad they are has practical implications. If they’re getting worse, then it could be a sign of a… Continue Reading →

…but don’t worry, not with you* As I mentioned in a previous post about my MS, it’s a really variable disease. It affects everyone differently and it’s very difficult to tell how it’s going to progress. It’s also variable on… Continue Reading →

I’m sure I’m not alone in finding that being diagnosed with MS leads to feelings of a loss of control. It’s such a variable disease, affecting some people very mildly and attacking others swiftly and brutally. In the early stages… Continue Reading →

This is a long post in which I muse on something I read a while ago and how it’s helping me deal with my MS diagnosis, via a few stories about how not knowing about it stopped me helping my… Continue Reading →

Last February was knocked out by full on flu-like symptoms and a loss of taste. I was in bed for a week or so and slow to come back to work. The list of symptoms connected to COVID at the… Continue Reading →